Patents by Inventor Richard Didow

Richard Didow has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20180144519
    Abstract: Enhancing digital photo images (digital photo image) with the identity of persons within the digital photo image, the digital photo image location or subject matter, the identity of an event sponsor or event location such as a sports facility or music event or slogan or logo. The digital photo image may be a still digital photo image or a video. The camera may be incorporated into devices including but not limited to a phone, tablet, eyeglass or watch. The enhanced digital photo image can be accessed by the user, preferably within minutes. The user may supply information to the media editor such as user's name, names of individual in the image, the users email address. The media editor may return a bar code image via MMS to facilitate the user collecting of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Alpha Event Marketing Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Didow, Robert Bryant
  • Patent number: 7418197
    Abstract: A chromo-key screen method and device having a screen component with a front surface and a back surface and capable of transfusing light or other electromagnetic energy from the back surface to the front surface and one or more lights or other electromagnetic energy generators transmitting energy onto the back surface that is transfused to the front surface and transmitted from the front surface into area subject of an image capturing device, e.g. photographic or digital camera. The invention applies to chroma-key photography wherein the background screen is lighted, at least in part, from a source behind the screen. The device may include an enclosure to restrict color spilling into the foreground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Alpha Photography Inc.
    Inventors: G. Richard Didow, Robert Bryant, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080166111
    Abstract: A chromo-key screen method and device having a first chroma-key screen component with a front surface and a back surface and screen enclosure wherein the screen enclosure is capable of reflecting light from a back enclosure screen to the back surface of the chroma-key screen and transmitted to the front surface of the chroma-key screen component. Further, one or more lights or other electromagnetic energy generators transmit energy onto the back screen that is reflected to the chroma-key screen component and transfused to the front surface of the chroma-key screen and transmitted from the front surface into area subject of an image capturing device, e.g. photographic or digital camera. The invention applies to chroma-key photography wherein the background screen is lighted, at least in part, from a source behind the screen. The device may include an enclosure to restrict color spilling into the foreground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Didow, Robert Bryant
  • Publication number: 20070064125
    Abstract: The invention comprises an entertaining digital chroma-key video photography event (“photo event”) wherein at least one photo subject is placed in front of a green screen background. The participant is photographed while moving or speaking in response to verbal prompts or from viewing action in a simultaneously shown interactive composite of the participant with the substitute and moving background. The participant may be provided with a still photo produced from the video or photographed simultaneously with the video. The participant may view or retrieve the full video or additional still photos by logging onto an Internet website, intranet or other computer network. The invention also comprises use of multiple substitute images wherein there may be at least a substitute background and a substitute foreground. The image of the participant appears in the resulting composite as variably being in an intermediate position, the foreground or background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Didow, Robert Bryant
  • Publication number: 20070064126
    Abstract: The invention comprises an entertaining digital chroma-key video photography event (“photo event”) wherein at least one photo subject is placed in front of a green screen background. The participant is photographed while moving or speaking in response to verbal prompts or from viewing action in a simultaneously shown interactive composite of the participant with the substitute and moving background. The participant may be provided with a still photo produced from the video or photographed simultaneously with the video. The participant may view or retrieve the full video or additional still photos by logging onto an Internet website, intranet or other computer network. The invention also comprises use of multiple substitute images wherein there may be at least a substitute background and a substitute foreground. The image of the participant appears in the resulting composite as variably being in an intermediate position, the foreground or background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Didow, Robert Bryant
  • Publication number: 20070064120
    Abstract: The invention comprises an entertaining digital chroma-key video photography event (“photo event”) wherein at least one photo subject is placed in front of a green screen background. The participant is photographed while moving or speaking in response to verbal prompts or from viewing action in a simultaneously shown interactive composite of the participant with the substitute and moving background. The participant may be provided with a still photo produced from the video or photographed simultaneously with the video. The participant may view or retrieve the full video or additional still photos by logging onto an Internet website, intranet or other computer network. The invention also comprises use of multiple substitute images wherein there may be at least a substitute background and a substitute foreground. The image of the participant appears in the resulting composite as variably being in an intermediate position, the foreground or background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Didow, Robert Bryant
  • Publication number: 20070065143
    Abstract: The invention comprises an entertaining digital chroma-key video photography event (“photo event”) wherein at least one photo subject is placed in front of a green screen background. The participant is photographed while moving or speaking in response to verbal prompts or from viewing action in a simultaneously shown interactive composite of the participant with the substitute and moving background. The participant may be provided with a still photo produced from the video or photographed simultaneously with the video. The participant may view or retrieve the full video or additional still photos by logging onto an Internet website, intranet or other computer network utilizing a handheld device such as a mobile phone or personal digital assistant (PDA). The invention also comprises use of multiple substitute images wherein there may be at least a substitute background and a substitute foreground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Didow, Robert Bryant